ABSTRACT

Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a common problem in obese women affected by different parameters such as weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), type of delivery, etc. High prevalence of urinary incontinence in obese women and role of changes in lumbar lordosis, pelvic tilt and the type and number of delivery may result in a number of dysfunctions. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of lumbar lordosis on urinary incontinence in diabetic obese patients. A cross sectional study was conducted with 213 diabetic patients having BMI greater than 30 from three different settings. International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) and 50cm flexible ruler were used in this study. Non convenient probability sampling technique was used. Consent was obtained from each participant. Lordotic angle was measured by hart and rose method. SPSS 25 was used for data analysis. Moderate linear relationship was found between incontinence (ICIQ) and lumbar lordosis (r 0.738). Similarly with BMI (r 0.701) the angle of Lumbar Lordosis was directly related to urinary incontinence. Among diabetic patients, unit increase in Lumbar lordosis angle increases incontinence 0.212 times, unit increase in BMI increases incontinence 0.366 times. The study concluded that lumbar lordosis increases urinary incontinence in diabetic obese patients. Keywords: Urinary Incontinence (UI), Body Mass Index (BMI), Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Lumbar Lordosis (LL), Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF)
Publication date: 01/12/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.12.6628